Derecho deluge drumming on the roof

Lightning illuminates every corner in my room

The walls shake

Thunder, well there is no word

I cringe in my bed, blankets over my head

The storms parade though the valley

Like pots banging in a storm tossed galley

Tornado sirens sound again

Only moments since I came up to breathe

I'll have to hunker down, shelter in the lowest place

Five times now, the repetition dulls

My senses numb, not sure I'm alive

The house still stands, ceilings drip

Broken windows, puddles weep

God please stop nature's tantrum

The sunrise peeps through shredded drapes

Wet covers me, shivers bone deep

The mountains glow golden rose

A rainbow glistens, God's sweet promise

Pick up the pieces, you will survive